Statement on Christina Prejean Dropping Out of the Race for CA-49

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark Gonzalez released the following statement on Christina Prejean’s decision to drop out of the race for Congressional District CA-49:

“Christina is an admirable public servant who ran an impressive Congressional campaign. I applaud her leadership in our nation’s ultimate quest to take back the House of Representatives. Just as noteworthy is Ms. Prejean’s recognition that getting the district the Democratic representation it deserves requires difficult decisions and sometimes even personal sacrifice. It takes incredible humility not always seen in this line of work to recognize, as Christina said, that ‘We are on the same team, and our mission is to flip the 49th.’ The Los Angeles County Democratic Party is looking forward to working with Christina Prejean to turn the 49th District blue, and excited to work with her on her promising political future.”